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Cultivar Selection for Isoflavone Accumulation and Kinetics of Soybean Germination under UV-B Radiation

CHEN Xu, YANG Runqiang, GU Zhenxin   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Online:2016-07-15 Published:2016-07-26
  • Contact: GU Zhenxin

Abstract:

Soybean cultivars Tian Jiao (TJ), Su Qing1 (SQ1), Su Qing3 (SQ3) and 95You1 (95Y1) were germinated
for 5 days under UV-B radiation to select the best cultivar for isoflavone accumulation based on the content of
isoflavone and the activity of key enzymes and comprehensive analysis of physio-biochemical indexes. Results
showed that sprouts of the TJ cultivar had the highest levels of isoflavone content, phenylalnine ammonialyase
(PAL) activity, and chalcone synthase (CHS) activity as well as the best quality. Meanwhile, the germination
percentage, sprout length, respiratory rate, and the contents of free amino acids and reduced sugar of the cultivar
TJ were higher than those of other tested cultivars. Thus, the cultivar TJ could be considered as a good source
for isoflavone accumulation. The content of isoflavone significantly increased with germination time, which was
3.02 times higher at 7 d than at 0 d. The activity of PAL likewise increased while the activity of CHS first increased and then
decreased. Macromolecular compounds such as soluble protein trended to decrease whereas small molecules such as free
amino acids increased gradually. In conclusion, TJ was screened out for isoflavone accumulation under UV-B radiation.

Key words: soybean, germination, isoflavone, UV-B radiation, accumulation

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